Tuesday Morning Fly By: Bonne chance, li’l Danny…

*Big news yesterday was that Danny Briere has officially retired from the National Hockey League. [BSH]

*Meltzer has some thoughts on Briere’s legacy as a Flyer. [Hockeybuzz]

*Speaking of, here’s why Danny should be remembered as a Flyer and not a Sabre or any of those other dumb teams he played for. [Sons of Penn]

*On Briere’s reputation as a clutch player. [Puck Daddy]

*Briere was a trailblazer for small players in this league, and those that came after him owe him a bit of a debt. [The Hockey News]

*Finally, we can’t talk Briere without talking ALL THE FISTPUMPS!!!! [BSH]

*This topic has come up a lot this summer, the idea of a “Mt. Rushmore” for each NHL team. Who’d be on the Flyers‘ Mt. Rushmore? [Flyerdelphia]

*25U25 keeps on rolling with undrafted forward and (I think)citizen of Westeros, Danick Martel. [BSH]

*Mark Streit and aging. [Pattison Ave]

*The folks over at SB Nation blog In Lou We Trust have come up with a new name. [ILWT]

*Beginning in 2017, Adidas will be making jerseys for the NHL. And they want to change things ugh. [TSN]

*And finally, get your fantasy team ready with this first part of a ranking of the best 50 players in the league for your fantasy hockey team. [The Score]

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